Becoming Lincoln
A podcast on the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his ancestors to his afterlife.
Becoming Lincoln
All My Wishes in the Dust
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Brian Lyman
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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As he returned for the final congressional session of his term, Abraham Lincoln tried to lay the groundwork for the future of his party -- by proposing the abolition of slavery within the District of Columbia, and in using the patronage powers of the newly elected Whig president. But opposing forces, and Lincoln's underestimation of them, led to disappointment.